Tutorials

Release:2.0.0b4.post2415.dev0+g315f2c9 Date:October 11, 2016

Introductory

• Pyplot tutorial
  • Controlling line properties
  • Working with multiple figures and axes
  • Working with text
  • Logarithmic and other nonlinear axis
• Image tutorial
  • Startup commands
  • Importing image data into Numpy arrays
  • Plotting numpy arrays as images
• Customizing Location of Subplot Using GridSpec
  • Basic Example of using subplot2grid
  • GridSpec and SubplotSpec
  • Adjust GridSpec layout
  • GridSpec using SubplotSpec
  • A Complex Nested GridSpec using SubplotSpec
  • GridSpec with Varying Cell Sizes
• Tight Layout guide
  • Simple Example

Intermediate

• Artist tutorial
  • Customizing your objects
  • Object containers
  • Figure container
  • Axes container
  • Axis containers
  • Tick containers
• Legend guide
  • Controlling the legend entries
  • Creating artists specifically for adding to the legend (aka. Proxy artists)
  • Legend location
  • Multiple legends on the same Axes
  • Legend Handlers
  • Known examples of using legend

Advanced

• Transformations Tutorial
  • Data coordinates
  • Axes coordinates
  • Blended transformations
  • Using offset transforms to create a shadow effect
  • The transformation pipeline
• Path Tutorial
  • Bézier example
  • Compound paths
• Path effects guide
  • Adding a shadow
  • Making an artist stand out
  • Greater control of the path effect artist